Shepshed Dynamo secure vital win at the Dovecote
MIDLAND FOOTBALL
LEAGUE SHEPSHED DYNAMO 4 WOLVERHAMPTON SPORTING COMMUNITY 1 SHEPSHED were at home for only the second time this season on a Saturday against second bottom Wolverhampton Sporting Community FC in a game Shepshed really had to win in order to stop themselves being dragged into the bottom four places of the league.
It was Wolverhampton who started the brighter creating four good chances with Shepshed goalkeeper Brandon Ganley having to make a couple of good saves.
In the 14th minute Wolverhampton took the lead from a corner - the ball was cleared by the Shepshed defence only to be returned into the box for Josh Cooke to back heel the ball into the net.
Shepshed created their first real chance of the game when a shot from Karl Whymark was just off target but in the 21st minute Shepshed made it 1 - 1 with Wolverhampton losing the ball just outside the penalty area Shepshed played a nice one two and it was Sam Moore who calmly slotted the ball home to bring the scores level.
Both teams created chances as Sam Moore had another shot that hit the post then in the 42nd minute Shepshed took the lead when they were awarded a penalty and up stepped Karl Whymark who slotted the ball home to make the score 2-1 to Shepshed.
After the interval, both teams played well but it was Shepshed who had the first chance of the half when Sean Phillips had a shot saved by Wolverhampton goalkeeper Reece Jeavons then in the 60th minute there was a debut goal for Josh Thomas to give Shepshed a two goal advantage.
Wolverhampton tried to get back into the game but were denied by Ganley and in the 71st minute Shepshed wrapped up the game when a cross from Josh Thomas found the head of Melbourne who rose above the Wolverhampton defence to head the ball home making it 4-1.